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Ahoy Foodies! I’ve been hard at work, or play, depending on how you look at it, on my 8th book Instant Pot Miracle 6 Ingredients or Less and the pub date is here! I developed and rigorously tested 100 recipes that use just 6 ingredients (not counting olive oil, salt, pepper, and broth) or less for […]

Ahoy Foodies! I had a really inspiring conversation today with Katherine Cole on the Four Top podcast about beets and I mentioned that I have a rich, velvety chocolate cake recipe that just so happens to contain beets. It follows the same logic as carrot or zucchini cakes, the grated vegetable adds moisture, but beets also […]

Hi! Thanks to the fine folks at Instant Pot, I braved technology and did a Facebook Live cooking demo on their Instant Pot Community Facebook Page. It was live, but you can watch it anytime and pick up lots of tips and tricks for Instant Pot cooking and a recipe for making an awesome one-pot […]

It might not feel exactly like Spring, but this easy, one-pot pasta from my latest cookbook Instant Pot Italian is light, herby and just the ticket for busy weeknights when you need a meal on the table fast. Dried penne, cherry tomatoes, and fresh tuna steaks all cook at the same time under low […]

When a major publisher knocks on your door (or your agent’s door) and asks you if you’d like to write a book that combines two of your favorite things (The Instant Pot and Italian food), you say, “Si, per certo!” and get to work. This last year I had the opportunity to fall more deeply […]

You could say that my book Easy Soups From Scratch with Quick Breads To Match is a manifesto on scratch cooking, since I encourage you to make your own soups. You could call the book an edible travel log, since a lion’s share of the recipes were inspired by my frequent travels (see the Jamaican Pork […]

I’m so excited about soup weather and my newest cookbook, I’m headed out to meet fellow soup lovers and sign books, teach, and dole out samples to convince you that you simply must have Easy Soups From Scratch With Quick Breads To Match. Come on out and get some soup and bread, talk with me […]

Without an exception, every author I’ve ever talked to gets a little edgy when they see their book in print. After months (in my case years) of hard work, to see your ‘book baby’ actually collated into a real, living thing can be a little nerve wracking. (Do mothers, I wonder, feel something similar after carrying […]

Sometimes, you don’t know what you know until you tell someone else how to do it. Last Sunday my golf instructor Dennis noticed I was pulling up too short with my left arm and corrected me. I chastised myself for my poor skills and ignorance. He just shrugged in his laconic, cheery way and said, […]

You know those nights when you really should cook instead of go out? Or you start rifling around in the phonebook drawer for to-go menus, even though you know that stuff is costly and often very unhealthy? You know, those nights when you want to feed your family something healthy, and well, awesome, but you’re all […]